Spa Spa planned for Notts college


A new 170sq m (1,830sq ft) health spa is to be included as part of a £11m complex to be built at Vision West Notts (VWN) in Mansfield, aſter the plans were given the green light by the local authority. Mansfield District Council


backed the proposals, which will lead to the creation of a new home for college stu- dents involved in hair, beauty and complementary therapy courses among others. The spa will be operated


by students as part of their vocational training and will be sited next to hair and beauty salons, with facilities including three treatment rooms. One will be a large open-plan room offering


couch-based treatments, while the other two smaller rooms will offer the spa bed ‘Jouvence’ and Rasul mud bath treatment. Other facili- ties will include sauna; a steamroom; an ice


Te £11m complex is the latest development to be undertaken by VWN


feature; a spa pool; a Monsoon feature shower and enclosure; heated loungers; and a foot spa in order to offer the “very best facilities”. A VWN spokesperson said: “By opening


[the spa] up to the public, it will provide stu- dents with real-life vocational experience that prepares them for the world of work.”


Milestone for St Albans leisure scheme


Work on the new £24m Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre in St Albans, Hertfordshire, has reached a milestone aſter the large wooden beams to support the roof were installed. Due for completion in summer 2012, facili- ties at the leisure centre will comprise a 500sq


m (5,382sq ſt) spa area with a 60sq m (646sq ſt) terrace overlooking the nearby abbey. It will take Willmott Dixon three weeks to


complete the installation of all sections of the beams in the concrete and steel frame of the S&P Architects-designed complex.


Hilton retail site to sell eforea products


Hilton Hotels and Resorts’ (HHR) hiltontohome.com retail website is now offering skincare and beauty products from its global spa concept, eforea: spa at Hilton. Peter Tomas Roth; Kerstin


Florian; LI’TYA; and VitaMan products, which are used across Hilton’s eforea estate, went on sale to consumers through the site last month. eforea: spa at Hi lton


launched in October 2010 and has seven locations at hotels around the world, with a fur- ther 90 sites in development. Tyra Lowman, senior direc-


Te eforea: spa at Hilton concept has seven locations around the world


tor global spa brands, luxury and full service, Hilton Worldwide, said: “Te start of the holi- day giſt-giving season is a perfect time to share our most popular eforea products.


© CYBERTREK 2011 “We hope our carefully curated product col-


lection helps shoppers bring what they love about eforea: spa at Hilton into their every- day lives,” added Lowman.


Twitter: @leisureopps Te hotel was formerly part of von Essen’s estate


Eden acquires The Mount Somerset hotel


The Mount Somerset hotel in Lower Henlade near Taunton, Somerset, has become the latest to be acquired out of the administration of the von Essen group by Eden Hotel Collection. Christie + Co completed the deal on


behalf of von Essen’s administrators, with the 19-room property following the Greenway Hotel and Spa near Cheltenham into the Eden portfolio. Facilities at Te Mount Somerset include


a spa spanning two floors, which incorpo- rates a fitness suite equipped by Technogym and two treatment rooms that offer [com- fort zone] services. Te other level of the spa comprises a


hydrotherapy pool; a sauna; a steamroom; foot spas; and experience showers, while a spa terrace overlooking the property’s gar- dens is also among the facilities.


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New £2m spa planned for Burnley sports venue


Crow Wood Leisure (CWL) has submit- ted plans for a new spa and wellness centre at its Burnley sports and leisure complex, which is expected to cost around £2m. The new 20,000sq ft (1,858sq m) spa


facility at Crow Wood will spread over two floors and comprise a dedicated lounge and bar and a number of relaxation areas when complete. Barrowford-based Andrew Parker Architecture are working with CWL on the plans, while G McGuigan has been appointed as the main contractor. An outdoor terrace with beach hut and


hot tub experience; two indoor pools, including one hydrotherapy pool; and an outdoor salt water lagoon are also pro- posed, with the spa due to open in 2013. Te project marks a “major expansion” of


Crow Wood’s facilities, which unveiled the Soccer Burnley facility and a £1.5m eques- trian centre earlier this year. CWL, which also owns Te Woodland Spa as part of its business, expects the new spa to attract cus- tomers from a radius of 35 miles (56km).


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